ATLANTA — Storms were moving in on Truist Park, a fact that represented the entirety of clarity ahead of a couple of enormous games that were in jeopardy.
With a tropical storm that could form into a hurricane threatening, its projected path expected to go through Georgia, there were no surefire contingency plans from Major League Baseball if Wednesday’s and Thursday’s Braves-Mets matchups are affected.
Local weather forecasts showed rain expected as early as Wednesday morning and not set to relent until Friday.
The most severe weather is expected Thursday, when Atlanta may see 5 inches of rain.
The Mets, who lost 5-1 to the Braves on Tuesday, are scheduled to finish the most significant series of the season the next two nights.
They have been scheduled to fly to Milwaukee after Thursday’s game to begin their final series, against the Brewers, on Friday.
The decision-making is in the hands of MLB, which transitioned Tuesday night’s Tigers-Rays game in Detroit into an afternoon game because of a poor forecast. There has not been such a clear solution for this series, with MLB tracking the weather patterns and keeping dialogues open with the clubs.
Perhaps windows open to play games at some point Wednesday and Thursday.
Perhaps both games get moved to Thursday in hopes of the worst of the storm bypassing Atlanta.
Perhaps the Mets have to return to Atlanta on Monday, with the rest of the league’s season complete, before the wild-card round begins a day later.
Perhaps a neutral field is found in a hurry.
“[MLB is] dealing with all that,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “We’re going to take that day to day, too. … I remember we came here last time we came off the road. The Dodgers were in town for a huge series, and we had a storm, and then all of a sudden it just turns.
“These things aren’t predictable.”
The Mets, who are just one game clear of the Braves, also were awaiting word.
“I don’t know. I have no idea,” manager Carlos Mendoza said after the game. “I just checked with David [Stearns] now. He doesn’t know anything.”
